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Whitburn F.C.
Full name	Whitburn Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Burnie
Founded	1930 as Whitburn Amateurs, turned Junior c. June 1934
Ground	Central Park; East Main Street; Whitburn
Capacity	4,000
Manager	Darren Wilson
League	East of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24	East of Scotland League First Division, 3rd of 15 (promoted)
Home colours	Away colours

Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian.

History

Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. They play their home games at Central Park.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the East of Scotland Football League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final.^[1]

The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie.^[2]

Club staff

Board of directors

Role	Name
Secretary	Ann Haddow
Club Official	Robert Cook
Club Official	Graham Beattie

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Manager	Darren Wilson
Assistant manager	Craig Young
Coach	Scott Gallagher
Coach	Robert Lee
Goalkeeper coach	Scott Willis
Physio	Archie Gilmour
Kit man	Robert Haddow

Source

Current squad

As of 31st May 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	Daniel Farrell
—	GK	SCO	Blair Gallagher
—	DF	SCO	Reece Boyle
—	DF	SCO	Grant Hamilton
—	DF	SCO	Max Condie
—	DF	SCO	Euan McGill
—	DF	SCO	Michael McGarahan
—	DF	SCO	Sammy Watson
—	DF	SCO	Darren Tomaszewski
—	DF	SCO	Lennon Watson
—	MF	SCO	Jack Hodge
—	MF	SCO	Steven Clark
—	MF	SCO	Owen Main
—	MF	SCO	Jack Henderson
—	MF	SCO	Lewis Milton
—	MF	SCO	Andrew Thomson
—	FW	SCO	Ross Crawford
—	FW	SCO	Darren Liddell
—	FW	SCO	Kevin Fotheringham
—	FW	SCO	Dewi Taylor

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	Years
William Strickland		1951-?^[4]
Colin Sinclair		1986-?^[5]
George Fairley		1988-?^[6]
Derek Strickland		1992-94^[7]
Brian McNaughton Keith Burgess		1994-1996^[8]
Brian Fairley		1996-1999^[9]
Brian McNaughton		1999-2000
Derek Strickland		2013-?^[10]
Derek Halcrow		2009-?^[11]
Tom Hendrie		2014-2016^[12]
Colin Martin		2016-?^[13]
Jamie Sandilands		2020-2021^[14]
Darren Wilson		2021-^[15]

^c Caretaker manager

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Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

Winners: 1999–2000
Runners-up: 1965–66, 1994–95

Other honours

Alex Jack Cup: 2024–25
East of Scotland Centenary Cup winners: 2023
East of Scotland League Second Division winners: 2022–23

East of Scotland League Conference X winners: 2021–22
East Region Premier Division winners: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01
East Region Division One winners: 1977–78
Lothian District Division One winners: 2004–05
East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1997–98, 2001–02^[16]
Brown Cup winners: 1959–60, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2000–01

References

^ "Prior sparks Whitburn glory". The Herald. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
^ "Whitburn FC - Squad list". www.whitburnjfc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "WHITBURN". 11 May 1951.
^ "46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final". 13 June 1986.
^ "jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ." 23 June 1989.
^ "s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup". 2 October 1992.
^ "Whitburn Juniors Club History".
^ "29 January 1999". 29 January 1999.
^ "Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn". 26 November 2009.
^ "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.
^ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
^ "Whitburn FC". Facebook. 5 November 2016.
^ "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.
^ "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.
^ "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

External links

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[1] "Prior sparks Whitburn glory". The Herald. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[2] "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.

[3] "Whitburn FC - Squad list". www.whitburnjfc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[4] "WHITBURN". 11 May 1951.

[5] "46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final". 13 June 1986.

[6] "jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ." 23 June 1989.

[7] "s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup". 2 October 1992.

[8] "Whitburn Juniors Club History".

[9] "29 January 1999". 29 January 1999.

[10] "Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn". 26 November 2009.

[11] "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.

[12] "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.

[13] "Whitburn FC". Facebook. 5 November 2016.

[14] "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.

[15] "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.

[16] "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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